Omar Bravo brace leads Cruz Azul to 3-2 win over Queretaro

What seemed like a walkover match for
Cruz Azul,
almost became a thorn in their back as they struggled to a 3-2 win over Queretaro.

The figure was
Omar Bravo,
who
scored the first two goals
for "La Maquina" who got off to a slow start and repeatedly allowed Queretaro to get back into the match.

The first goal by Bravo came in the 8th minute, when
Dionicio Escalante
made a mistake in the box, leaving the ball open to
Mariano Pavone
and Omar Bravo to finish.

The second, at 39, when he cut of a center from
Christian Gimenez i
n the area, pulled it back behind the defender and shot it to the back of the net.

Omar Bravo continued improving in scoring in his second consecutive game.

Photo: Mexsport

Diego Vera was able to get the momentary equalizer in the 31st mnute on a header alone in the box before Bravo made it 2-1 shortly before hafltime.

Mariano Pavone got on the scoreboard for Cruz Azul to make it 3-1 and right things for the local team as they looked likely to walk to the finish before Luis Landin added another goal in the 72nd minute to bring a new round of suspense to the last twenty minutes of the game.

With the victory,
Cruz Azul has 21 points
while Queretaro continues to languish with with only three points in thirteen matches.